blusterous

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Adjective
  • At a blustery Barbican Centre in central London on Monday night, the cast and crew of Tina Gharavi’s film defied the wind and gathered to celebrate their opener.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
  • Waxed Barbour jackets and Burberry trenches fit for the blustery British outdoors have never gone out of style.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Adjective
  • In addition to Galitzine, Idris Elba gets to chew on scenery and a redemption arc as Teela’s battle-ready dad Man-At-Arms, and Jared Leto pulls off his most enjoyable role in years, melding bombastic theatricality and bad-boss vibes as Skeletor.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • In another era, Pratt would have been a welcome edition to the roster of bombastic Southern California preachers a la Aimee Semple McPherson, Chuck Smith and Gene Scott, as well as radio titans such as George Putnam and John Kobylt.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Adjective
  • Don’t skip a visit to the rooftop deck, which affords swaggering views of the market’s massive ferris wheel, the downtown skyline, and ferries to nearby islands.
    Harry Cheadle, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
  • From Sean Connery to Timothy Dalton to Daniel Craig, there’s been many iterations of the swaggering international super spy but none that showcase his humble beginnings until now.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Adjective
  • In the show, shy Briar U music major Hannah Wells (Ella Bright) and cocky team captain Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli) begin fake-dating to try to catch the attention of Hannah’s crush.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 May 2026
  • Because a young, cocky Assistant District Attorney, Thad Longfellow (Ward Horton) wants to oust her as the District Attorney — and is willing to throw mud in order to do it.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
Adjective
  • Chatter about Azik’s famous delens abounds, as does boastful talk about how Monica Bellucci’s family hails from the same part of Nalchik.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
  • Despite Netanyahu’s boastful statement, a series of nationwide polls last week found that most Israelis do not believe the US and Israel won the war against Iran.
    Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • And it’s been a very bumptious relationship ever since.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In public, Newsom speaks often and openly about his errors, fortifying his image as a bumptious, slightly hapless victim of his own enthusiasms.
    Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The tension between the two boils over into a confrontation which only Eisenhower can adjudicate, a task complicated by his own arrogant British subordinate, a wiry and dislikable General Bernard Montgomery - played with a villainous verve bordering on the pantomime by Damian Lewis.
    Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
  • Public policy decisions always need to strive for middle ground, and those leadership decisions often referred to as arrogant can just as easily be called principled leadership.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
Adjective
  • Avoid Burying Praise in Negatives To avoid making children too conceited, parents might bury praise in the midst of negatives.
    Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The Pitt definitely feels like the type of workplace where conceited doctors-in-training are pretty much guaranteed to quickly get knocked down a peg.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Blusterous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blusterous. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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